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as in amenities
something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary
didn't get any food or drinks on the no-frills flight
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as in ornamentations
something that decorates or beautifies
a birthday cake decorated with frills like edible glitter
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Recent Examples of frills
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation might've taken the Editors' Choice title for their extra frills, but these entry-level buds sure hold their own in the open-ear category.
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Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
In the photo, Kate leaned against a rock while sporting a black hooded windbreaker and baseball cap, no frills outside of her sapphire and diamond wedding and engagement ring by way of Princess Diana.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
For some, summer is about wearing lightweight bohemian pieces, like flowing blouses, voluminous dresses, a lots of frills and flounces.
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Emma Bocchi,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
No frills are left to entice or distract passengers.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
There are no frills to the moment, just her and her microphone.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2026
One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.
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Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
Simple, no frills, and a tradition made with so much love and soul for over 70 years.
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Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Noun
Tailor The Experience To Your Audience One strategy is understanding the audience and their preferred user interface—developers do not appreciate wasting tokens or time on frills rather than the substance of their ask.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation might've taken the Editors' Choice title for their extra frills, but these entry-level buds sure hold their own in the open-ear category.
—
Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
In the photo, Kate leaned against a rock while sporting a black hooded windbreaker and baseball cap, no frills outside of her sapphire and diamond wedding and engagement ring by way of Princess Diana.
—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
For some, summer is about wearing lightweight bohemian pieces, like flowing blouses, voluminous dresses, a lots of frills and flounces.
—
Emma Bocchi,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
No frills are left to entice or distract passengers.
—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
There are no frills to the moment, just her and her microphone.
—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2026
One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.
—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
Simple, no frills, and a tradition made with so much love and soul for over 70 years.
—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frills
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For some, summer is about wearing lightweight bohemian pieces, like flowing blouses, voluminous dresses, a lots of frills and flounces.
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Prone to wearing clothes that suggest an overgrown pre-teen herself, all frills, flounces and bright colors, Martha doesn’t look like great maternal material to Claire, although this judgmental attitude may be evidence of her own maternal deficiencies.
Noun
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Additional medical staff are on site, and cooling amenities include an inflatable misting station near the First Base Plaza and misting fans at the Left Field Plaza and Section 210.
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The complex has amenities such as a fitness center, coffee shop, movie theater, community garden, community center and library, and a picnic area with grills, providing common spaces for residents to socialize, volunteer and relax.
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Efe Aydar, the architect and interior designer behind the project, explained that the old hotel’s various ornamentations were stripped away.
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The receptionist works behind a period cabinet converted into the sort of desk Philip Marlowe would happily put his feet on and Art Deco ornamentations abound, from the beautiful clocks, to the slightly sinister candlesticks.
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Magnolia leaf and fir branch garland swags drape our staircases, and warm white lights illuminate our trees.
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Hathaway, styled by Erin Walsh, wore a white mini-dress from Blumarine’s resort 2027 collection, a cascade of semi-sheer, billowing fabric and arpeggiating white ruffles that culminated in a delicate halterneck.
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Its high collar rose above the jacket, with more ruffles pushing past the sleeves at each wrist.
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Salted and preserved fish and meats, including bacon, sausage, liver pudding and offal, were staples of working-class people's diets, while the upper classes indulged in such luxuries as white flour and sugar.
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Due to postwar prosperity and changes in pool-construction technology, private pools were no longer considered luxuries but within reach of the burgeoning middle-class.
Noun
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Hallmark and Disney will also release a collection of goodies inspired by the movie, including greeting cards, ornaments, gifts, gift wrap and other unique products.
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These popular plants are superb, long-lasting garden ornaments.
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Still, Nay Palad is also actively involved in the protection and post-typhoon regeneration of the sprawling mangrove system that fringes the property on one side.
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On Israel, which fringes on both the Left and the Right have increasingly abandoned, Gallego questioned those who want to defund defensive support to the Middle Eastern nation.
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“Frills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frills. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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